Field Trips
Flamingo Gardens Education Department offers students a variety of unique virtual early literacy programs and a variety of unique virtual field trips which can be adapted to all grade levels. Over 30,000 children participate in our educational programs each year as part of school field trips, summer camps, and other group learning experiences. All our programs meet CPALMS standards for your grade. It is our mission to foster curiosity, appreciation and respect for nature in children, while they have fun discovering the world around them.
VIRTUAL STORY TIME
Each Story Time is an hour long and consist of a children’s story related to the animal chosen, lessons using power point and video, a craft, and an interactive animal encounter with one of the animals from our sanctuary and/or behind the scene video. Choose from:
FLAMBOYANT FLAMINGO
Grade levels: PreK – 1st
SWAMP ANIMALS
Grade levels: PreK – 1st
TURTLE & TORTOISE
Grade levels: PreK – 2nd
PICNIC WITH A BEAR
Grade levels: PreK – 2nd
WISE OWLS
Grade levels: PreK – 2nd
PELICAN PARTY
Grade levels: PreK – 2nd
PANTHER PRESERVATION
Grade levels: 1st – 5th
RESCUING THE ROSEATE SPOONBILL
Grade levels: PreK – 3rd
VULTURE VISIT
Grade levels: PreK – 3rd
OUTRAGEOUS OTTERS
Grade levels: PreK – 3rd
ALLIGATOR APPRECIATION
Grade levels: PreK – 3rd
GUESTS IN THE GATOR HOLE
Grade levels: 1st – 5th
HUNTING WITH HERONS
Grade levels: 1st – 5th
Cost: 1 hour @ $150 per class (up to 20 students)
VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS
Each Field trip consist of a lesson using power point and video, and an interactive animal encounter with one of the animals from our sanctuary and/or behind the scene video.
The lesson includes a Teacher Resource Packet containing material for teachers and students to use both pre- and post-field trip with activities which cover many related Language Arts and Science Standards. Chose from:
BIRDS OF THE FLORIDA EVERGLADES
Lesson can be adapted for all grade levels
MAMMALS OF THE FLORIDA EVERGLADES
Lesson can be adapted for all grade levels
REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS OF THE FLORIDA EVERGLADES
Lesson can be adapted for all grade levels
FLORIDA EVERGLADES TODAY: ECOSYSTEMS, INVASIVE SPECIES, AND THREATS
Lesson can be adapted for all grade levels
Cost: 2 hour @ $250 per class (up to 20 students)
4 hour @ $450 per class (up to 20 students)
Title 1 schools: please ask about grants that might be available to help with costs.
Please contact the Education Department for availability and reservations at
954-473-2955 X 115, [email protected], or use the get started button above.